Distilled Spirits: Getting High, Then Sober, with a Famous Writer, a Forgotten Philosopher, and a Hopeless Drunk

by Don Lattin

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Distilled Spirits blends a religion reporter's memoir with the compelling stories of three men-Aldous Huxley, Gerald Heard, and Bill Wilson-who transformed the landscape of Western religion and spirituality in the twentieth century. Huxley, celebrated author of Brave New World, ignited a generation that chased utopian dreams and sought enlightenment through psychedelic drugs. Heard, an Anglo-Irish mystic, journeyed to California with...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0520272323

ISBN13:9780520272323

Release Date:October 2012

Publisher:University of California Press

Length:320 Pages

Weight:0.05 lbs.

Dimensions:1.1" x 6.3" x 9.0"

Related Subjects

Biographical Biographies Biographies & History Biography & History Religion Religion & Spirituality

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